Classroom-Based Assessment and Educational Designers

Curriculum-Based Assessment in the classroom

• Can be developed for any type of curriculum material.
• The goal is to produce a device that measures student performance.
• Educators should develop a plan for administering the CBA.
• The purpose is to help identify skills a student needs to learn.

What to convey to students when they are given a CBA

• Helps the teacher identify skills needed to learn.
• It is acceptable to leave unknown items blank.
• They can avoid receiving instruction on skills they already know.